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<p>The Wyoming House Education Committee has voted down a proposed Constitutional Amendment that could have led to an appointed State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The 7-2 vote to kill the bill likely ends a two year effort to remove the Superintendent as an elected state official.</p>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:24:13 +0000Bob Beck70037 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgCommittee Rejects Amendment To Appoint Schools SuperintendentJillian Balow Is Wyoming's New Schools Chief http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/jillian-balow-wyomings-new-schools-chief
<p></p><p>Last week, Republican Jillian Balow was sworn in as Wyoming’s new Superintendent of Public Instruction. Balow is now working to rebuild the state’s Department of Education, formerly led by Cindy Hill. There are quite a few vacancies to fill and the current legislative session could shake things up for the state’s K-12 schools. Superintendent Balow spoke with Wyoming Public Radio’s Aaron Schrank about the road ahead.</p>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:18:59 +0000Aaron Schrank69632 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgJillian Balow Is Wyoming's New Schools Chief New Schools Chief Takes Issue With Bill That Would Get Rid Of Her Jobhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/new-schools-chief-takes-issue-bill-would-get-rid-her-job
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">As Republican Jillian&nbsp;</span>Balow<span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;takes the reigns at the Wyoming Department of Education, lawmakers are considering a constitutional amendment that would eliminate her position.</span></p><p>If the bill is passed through the Legislature, voters in 2016 would be asked if they’d like to do away with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction as an elected role. Lawmakers would be left to come up with a new structure for governing schools instead.</p>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:57:41 +0000Aaron Schrank69574 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgNew Schools Chief Takes Issue With Bill That Would Get Rid Of Her JobBalow Names Leadership Teamhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/balow-names-leadership-team
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Superintendent Elect Jillian </span>Balow<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> has announced the leadership team who will work with her at the Wyoming Department of Education.</span></p><p>Balow named Cheyenne attorney Dicky Shanor her Chief of Staff. Laramie County School District 1’s Brent Young will serve as Balow’s Chief Policy Officer, Laramie County 2’s Brent Bacon was named Chief Academic Officer, and Dianne Bailey will be promoted from within the Department to the role of Chief Financial Officer.</p>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 01:02:59 +0000Aaron Schrank68027 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgBalow Names Leadership TeamRepublican Jillian Balow Elected Wyoming Schools Chiefhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/republican-jillian-balow-elected-wyoming-schools-chief
<p>The race for Wyoming’s schools chief was expected to be a close one, but it wasn't. Republican Jillian Balow defeated Democrat Mike Ceballos in the race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tuesday night with more than 60 percent of the vote.</p><p>Despite his party affiliation, Ceballos earned credibility in deep-red Wyoming with his business leadership experience. He racked up a string of key endorsements, and outspent Balow during the campaign, but Ceballos says he didn’t make his case to enough people.</p>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 07:21:43 +0000Aaron Schrank66355 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgRepublican Jillian Balow Elected Wyoming Schools ChiefA Break-Down Of Wyoming's 2014 Electionshttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/break-down-wyomings-2014-elections
<p></p><p>Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck joins Morning Edition Host Caroline Ballard to help analyze the races and issues at stake in tomorrow's elections.</p><p></p><p></p>Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:17:18 +0000Caroline Ballard & Bob Beck66254 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgA Break-Down Of Wyoming's 2014 ElectionsWyoming Education Association's PAC Pulls Balow Endorsementhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/wyoming-education-associations-pac-pulls-balow-endorsement
<p>A political action committee representing Wyoming teachers announced Monday it has pulled its endorsement of Jillian Balow the Republican candidate for Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction.</p><p>The Wyoming Education Association’s Political Action Committee for Education—known as WEA-PACE—endorsed both Balow and her Democratic opponent Mike Ceballos before this year’s primaries.</p>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:48:51 +0000Aaron Schrank66025 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgWyoming Education Association's PAC Pulls Balow EndorsementSuperintendent Cindy Hill Sounds Off In Schools Reporthttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/superintendent-cindy-hill-sounds-schools-report
<p><span style="font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 1.5;">In a </span><a href="http://edu.wyoming.gov/inside-the-wde/director/2014-school-report/" style="font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 1.5;">report on the status of Wyoming’s schools</a><span style="font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 1.5;"> released last week, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill says that the Legislature has&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 1.5;">overstepped its authority when it comes to education issues in the state.</span></p>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:09:19 +0000Aaron Schrank65727 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgSuperintendent Cindy Hill Sounds Off In Schools ReportSuperintendent Candidates Spar Over Common Corehttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/superintendent-candidates-spar-over-common-core
<p>Candidates for State Superintendent of Public Instruction agree on several issues, but Democrat Mike Ceballos says his experience as a CEO of QWEST gives him the edge, while Republican Jillian Balow says her background as a classroom teacher makes her the best choice.&nbsp;</p><p>One key difference is over the Common Core education standards which were adopted by Wyoming, but are now under fire. Ceballos says he’s a strong supporter of the standards, but charges that Balow has waffled.</p>Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:11:01 +0000Bob Beck65560 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgSuperintendent Candidates Spar Over Common CoreConsultants Say Wyomingites Want Appointed Schools Chiefhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/consultants-say-wyomingites-want-appointed-schools-chief
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Most </span>Wyomingites<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> would like to see the State Superintendent of Public Instruction become an appointed position, rather than an elected one. That’s according to a consulting group hired by lawmakers to conduct a statewide survey on education governance.</span></p>Fri, 12 Sep 2014 05:40:47 +0000Aaron Schrank64130 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgConsultants Say Wyomingites Want Appointed Schools ChiefWyoming Board Of Education Wants Schools Chief Selected By Appointment, Not Election http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/wyoming-board-education-wants-schools-chief-selected-appointment-not-election
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The Wyoming Board of Education supports making the state’s schools chief an appointed position instead of an elected one, as the Wyoming Constitution currently requires.</span></p><p>After hours of deliberation&nbsp;Thursday, all but one Board member voiced support for making such changes to the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Board was split on whether the Governor or the Board itself should be responsible for appointing a state Superintendent.</p>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:48:29 +0000Aaron Schrank63842 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgWyoming Board Of Education Wants Schools Chief Selected By Appointment, Not Election Balow To Face Ceballos In State Superintendent's Racehttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/balow-face-ceballos-state-superintendents-race
<p>Jillian Balow won the Republican nomination for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tuesday night, beating out two other contenders. Now, she’ll&nbsp;face Democrat Mike Ceballos in November’s general election.</p><p>Balow is an administrator with the Wyoming Department of Family Services and a former teacher. She received 41 percent of the statewide vote.</p><p>Sheryl Lain works as an instructional leader under current Superintendent Cindy Hill.&nbsp; She got 32 percent of the vote—and former Navy submarine commander Bill Winney got 27 percent.</p>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 07:15:17 +0000Aaron Schrank63065 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgBalow To Face Ceballos In State Superintendent's RaceCandidates Spar Over Hill Adminstrationhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/candidates-spar-over-hill-adminstration
<p>There was disagreement during a Republican State Superintendent of Public Instruction debate concerning the administration of Cindy Hill.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>Sheryl Lain, who currently works for Hill, defended the Superintendent and says education has improved and test scores have gone up. But Jillian Balow says the state can’t have four more years of a Hill/Lain administration.&nbsp;</p>Wed, 13 Aug 2014 03:30:35 +0000Bob Beck62736 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgCandidates Spar Over Hill AdminstrationCandidates Debate Guns In Schoolshttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/candidates-debate-guns-schools
<p>Two of the three Republican candidates for State Superintendent of Public Instruction say it should be left up to local school boards to determine if teachers or others can have guns in schools. Bill Winney was adamant that the issue should be decided locally.</p><p>“There’s something in me that says a teacher shouldn’t be standing in front of a classroom with a pistol on their hip…I got that. But that’s not the real point…the real point is the authority and local control of our school boards.”&nbsp;</p>Wed, 13 Aug 2014 03:16:20 +0000Bob Beck62735 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgCandidates Debate Guns In SchoolsFormer Educator Seeks State Superintendent Nominationhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/former-educator-seeks-state-superintendent-nomination
<p>Jillian Balow is one of three Republican candidates running for the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Balow has worked for late Senator Craig Thomas and current Governor Matt Mead. For ten years she was a classroom teacher, she has worked for the State Department of Education, and currently she is with the Department of Family Services where her duties include early childhood education. She speaks with Wyoming Public Radio’s Bob Beck.</p>Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:45:41 +0000Bob Beck62564 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgFormer Educator Seeks State Superintendent NominationEducator Sheryl Lain Seeks State Superintendent Nominationhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/educator-sheryl-lain-seeks-state-superintendent-nomination
<p></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.lainforsuperintendent.com/">Sheryl Lain </a></strong>has been a classroom teacher and has spent the last several years training teachers as an instructional leader. Lain is one of three Republicans seeking the party nomination for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Lain has spent the last three years working side by side with current Superintendent Cindy Hill.&nbsp;</p>Fri, 01 Aug 2014 23:41:41 +0000Bob Beck62235 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgEducator Sheryl Lain Seeks State Superintendent NominationLegislative Committee Releases Final Cindy Hill Reporthttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/legislative-committee-releases-final-cindy-hill-report
<div>The special legislative committee investigating Wyoming schools Superintendent Cindy Hill has released a final report sharply criticizing her performance.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The report released Wednesday concludes Hill failed to follow legislative budget directives and intentionally violated the law by requiring permanent Education Department employees to certify she could fire them at any time.</span></p>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 20:31:10 +0000Associated Press61777 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgLegislative Committee Releases Final Cindy Hill ReportFormer Navy Commander Seeks State Superintendent Nominationhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/former-navy-commander-seeks-state-superintendent-nomination
<p>Three Republicans are seeking the nomination for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. One of them is Bill Winney. He is a retired Naval Officer who wants to bring that leadership experience to help run the state department of education. In the Navy he trained a number of people and says training and education were a key part of his career.</p>Fri, 18 Jul 2014 22:37:19 +0000Bob Beck61547 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgFormer Navy Commander Seeks State Superintendent NominationWhat do you want from the next State Superintendent of Public Instruction?http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/what-do-you-want-next-state-superintendent-public-instruction
<p>What do you want from the next State Superintendent of Public Instruction?</p><p></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/wpmnpr-community-discussion-rules">WPM/NPR Community Discussion Rules</a></strong></p><p>By contributing your comment, you consent to the possibility of having it read on the air.</p>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:49:56 +0000Wyoming Public Media60601 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgWhat do you want from the next State Superintendent of Public Instruction?Former Navy Commander Joins Race For State Superintendenthttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/former-navy-commander-joins-race-state-superintendent
<p>A former US Navy Submarine commander is running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Republican Bill Winney says training and education were big parts of his job in the Navy, and that the Wyoming Department of Education is in need of the type of leadership he would bring to the job.<br />Mon, 26 May 2014 13:07:48 +0000Bob Beck58856 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgFormer Navy Commander Joins Race For State SuperintendentFormer Educator Will Run For State Superintendent http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/former-educator-will-run-state-superintendent
<p>A former classroom teacher and former Wyoming Department of Education employee has announced that she will run for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.&nbsp; Republican Jillian Balow says she has four goals.</p><p>“Enhancing local control in the school districts; increasing collaboration across the state with multiple stakeholders; empowering parents to be more involved with education; and I’m also tackling the political issues that have dominated education in Wyoming.”</p>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 23:00:11 +0000Bob Beck55630 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgFormer Educator Will Run For State Superintendent Cheyenne Republican Will Run For State Superintendenthttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/cheyenne-republican-will-run-state-superintendent
<p>An administrator in the Wyoming Department of Family Services says she is running for state superintendent of public instruction.</p>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:54:30 +0000Associated Press55470 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgCheyenne Republican Will Run For State SuperintendentSuperintendent Hill Tries To Return To Dept. Of Ed http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/superintendent-hill-tries-return-dept-ed
<p>State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill made a brief appearance at the State Department of Education in an effort to reclaim her job.&nbsp; The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that a law that removed many of Hill’s duties is unconstitutional.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Hill walked into the Department Monday morning with two of her staff members.&nbsp; &nbsp;After those staff members met with Education Director Rich Crandall she left the building.</p>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:04:42 +0000Bob Beck55127 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgSuperintendent Hill Tries To Return To Dept. Of Ed State Senate Approves Legislation To Fix Hill Billhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/state-senate-approves-legislation-fix-hill-bill
<p>After a lengthy debate the State Senate approved a bill setting up a super committee to address a Supreme Court ruling about the duties of State Schools Superintendent Cindy Hill.Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:56:02 +0000Bob Beck54559 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgState Senate Approves Legislation To Fix Hill BillSuperintendent Cindy Hill doubts she'll be impeachedhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/superintendent-cindy-hill-doubts-shell-be-impeached
<p>As lawmakers wrap up their investigation of State Superintendent Cindy Hill, Hill says she’s done nothing wrong.&nbsp; A special legislative committee is currently reviewing claims that Hill misspent money when she was in charge of the State Department of Education, an allegation she denies.&nbsp; Hill contends that lawmakers investigating the charges have not let her see evidence or allowed her to respond.</p>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:02:27 +0000Bob Beck51360 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgSuperintendent Cindy Hill doubts she'll be impeachedHill threatens to sue over libelous white paperhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/hill-threatens-sue-over-libelous-white-paper
<p>A lawyer representing State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill is threatening to sue over comments by legislators that appeared in a white paper explaining why lawmakers removed much of Hill’s power.&nbsp; The white paper was crafted to respond to non-legislative members of the Wyoming Republican Party who expressed concern over the law's passage.&nbsp; It was distributed in an email by Big Horn Representative Rosie Berger.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hill’s Attorney Robert DiLorenzo wrote Berger saying that the white paper appeared to be defamatory and he demanded that Berger provide proof foWed, 17 Apr 2013 23:52:27 +0000Bob Beck39489 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgHill threatens to sue over libelous white paperGOP leaders endorse superintendent law repealhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/gop-leaders-endorse-superintendent-law-repeal
<p>The Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee has approved a resolution endorsing the drive to repeal the state law that took power away from the state superintendent of public instruction.</p><p></p><p>The Central Committee approved the resolution on a 40-32 vote over the weekend in Buffalo.</p><p>The action is a slap at the Republican controlled state Legislature and Republican Gov. Matt Mead who approved the law during this past legislative session.</p>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:37:35 +0000The Associated Press39044 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgGOP leaders endorse superintendent law repealHouse votes to remove duties from State Superintendent http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/house-votes-remove-duties-state-superintendent
<p></p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">After two weeks of discussion, the Wyoming Legislature has voted to remove some duties from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.&nbsp; The legislation awaits the signature of Governor Matt Mead.&nbsp;</span></p><p>The bill would hand over administration of the State Department of Education to a Governor appointed Director of Education.&nbsp;</p><p>Opponents of the bill once again complained that they were going against voters who supported the election of Superintendent Cindy Hill by a two-to-one margin.&nbsp;</p>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:45:06 +0000Bob Beck35772 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgHouse votes to remove duties from State Superintendent Superintendent Hill will respond to negative report before a legislative committeehttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/superintendent-hill-will-respond-negative-report-legislative-committee
<p></p><p>State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill says she is looking forward to addressing a legislative committee next week following a report that was critical of her department.</p><p>The Legislative Service Office report said that errors and communication problems led to delays in the Department of Education’s ability to provide necessary federal information and required state accountability data.&nbsp; Hill says the report is inaccurate.&nbsp;</p>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:02:34 +0000Bob Beck33635 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgSuperintendent Hill will respond to negative report before a legislative committee